British crypto billionaire Ben Delo says he has given £4m to Reform UK Delo, pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, describes himself as champion of free speech The Guardian - UK · Apr 8
Vice president J D Vance will lead US team for truce talks with Iran in Pakistan: White House Vice President JD Vance will lead a US delegation to Pakistan this weekend for mediated talks with Iran, aiming to secure a permanent ceasefire. The discussions in Islamabad follow a two-week truce, with the White House emphasizing the need for the Strait of Hormuz to remain open. Lebanon is not… The Times of India · Apr 8
NATO chief faces scrutiny from European countries for endless support of ‘Daddy’ Trump Is Mark Rutte’s cozy relationship with the president even working as the US president bombed Iran? The Independent UK · Apr 8
Trump-backed judge rips MyPillow’s Mike Lindell in election lawsuit and fines him for not paying ordered money Mike Lindell unsuccessfully countersued Smartmatic and was ordered to pay $56,369 in attorney fees – which he had not done as of the end of March The Independent UK · Apr 8
Top Iranian Leader Says Ceasefire With U.S. Has Been Violated In Three Different Ways, Says Holding Negotiations Is 'Unreasonable' The speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said the ceasefire with the U.S. has been violated in three different ways since its announcement and cast doubt on negotiations with Washington. International Business Times · Apr 8
Vance to lead U.S. delegation at peace talks with Iran in Pakistan on Saturday It's the highest level meeting between the U.S. and Iran since the 1979 revolution, as ceasefire talks hit a crucial tipping point. Axios · Apr 8
The US stepped back from the precipice in Iran. But what happens next? The chasm between the two sides remains vast. A mega-deal remains the only path to averting a return to full-scale war The Guardian - US · Apr 8
From $575 Million IPO to Penny Stock in Less Than a Decade: Is There Any Hope Left for This Stock at 52-Week Lows? The Charlotte-based window and door manufacturer hit its 32nd new 52-week low of the past 12 months on Tuesday. Closing below $1, the stock’s fall from grace has been a gradual process. Can it be saved? Barchart · Apr 8
Man shot by ICE in California is not gang member, attorney says The attorney disputed claims that Mendoza has a warrant out for his arrest in El Salvador The Independent UK · Apr 8
Netanyahu Says Ceasefire Doesn't Mean 'The End Of The Campaign': 'We Will Achieve These Goals' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ceasefire announced by the U.S. and Iran "is not the end of the campaign," and the country will continue to pursue them. International Business Times · Apr 8
Analysts warn the TACO trade won’t last forever after an Iran ceasefire wipes out weeks of losses in markets The announced ceasefire led to a $1.5 trillion market rally Wednesday. Fortune · Apr 8
JD Vance Branded 'Puppet' After Campaigning For Viktor Orbán And Attacking EU 'Interference' US Vice President JD Vance faces international backlash after campaigning for Viktor Orbán in Budapest. Vance labelled the EU a 'disgraceful' threat to sovereignty while backing the Hungarian leader against opposition chief Péter Magyar. Experts warn the move marks unprecedented foreign election interference by a sitting US official. International Business Times UK · Apr 8
Democrats renew push to curb Trump’s Iran war as calls to use 25th amendment mount Over 70 Democratic lawmakers are calling for amendment to be invoked to remove Trump from office amid war The Guardian - US · Apr 8
How Pakistan secured ‘biggest diplomatic win in years’ with Iran ceasefire Analysts say Pakistani officials’ efforts led to breakthrough that has helped avert catastrophe, at least for now The Guardian - UK · Apr 8
The Independent UK · Apr 8 White House announces JD Vance will lead US negotiating team in Iran talks IN FULL
Latin Times · Apr 8 Wife of U.S. Soldier Released After Five Days in ICE Detention, Must Wear Ankle Monitor, Still Faces Deportation Annie Ramos, a 22-year-old Honduran national who came to the U.S. as a toddler, was arrested on April 2 by immigration agents at the military base where her now-husband, Sgt. Matthew Blank, was stationed.
Latin Times · Apr 8 Trump's Iran Ceasefire in Peril After Israel Escalates Against Hezbollah and Iran Closes the Strait of Hormuz Again President Donald Trump presented the new U.S.-Iran ceasefire as a breakthrough, a two-week pause that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, calm oil markets, and pull the region back from a wider war. Within hours, that message was already colliding with reality as Israel intensified its campaign against Hezbollah in…
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8 The Guardian view on Trump, Iran and the ceasefire: a devastating war has only losers Editorial: The Middle East’s best hope may be that the US president continues to rebadge strategic defeat as success
The Independent UK · Apr 8 RFK Jr launching health podcast to expose with ‘radical transparency’ the ‘lies’ making Americans sick The show, titled ‘The Secretary Kennedy Podcast,’ is scheduled to debut next week
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8 Starmer says UK wants to help with opening of Hormuz strait on Gulf visit PM meets Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia before further visits to regional allies, who may see him as more reliable than Trump
International Business Times UK · Apr 8 Bryon Noem Scandal: Did Kristi Noem's Husband Spend Thousands on OnlyFans Models? OnlyFans model Nicole Raccagno has alleged that Bryon Noem, husband of former US Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem, secretly paid her thousands for explicit content and cosmetic procedures while using a fake online identity. The claims add to a growing scandal around Noem's alleged 'bimbofication' fetish and his publicly shared…
The Conversation · Apr 8 Presidential words can turn the unthinkable into the thinkable − for better or for worse Among the most disorienting things about President Donald Trump’s public language is how easily it can feel numbing and shocking in the same moment. He says something outrageous, the country recoils, and then the recoil itself begins to feel familiar.
The Independent UK · Apr 8 What’s the Take It Down Act? Melania Trump’s initiative sees first conviction The Take it Down Act was a bill that Melania Trump championed during Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. Enacted in 2025 and seeing bipartisan support, the act prohibits the nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions and AI-generated forgeries. The legislation specifically bans such publications involving adult subjects…
Salon · Apr 8 Trump's betrayal of American values Even with a fragile ceasefire, Trump’s threat to annihilate Iran carries consequences that cannot be ignored
We Got This Covered · Apr 8 JD Vance tries to surprise 5,000 Hungarians with a live Trump call, and gets sent straight to voicemail Not the response he was hoping for.